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351. David at Nob

1 Samuel 21:1-9

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... had become such that he was afraid to have members of other tribes around. He was convinced that Jonathan’s friendship with and defense of David meant betrayal. Verse 8 implies that Saul had only recently learned, perhaps from a courtier with a grudge, that the friendship between Jonathan and David had been reinforced by a covenant agreement. It says much for Jonathan that he stayed with his father throughout this period. Saul’s ranting against him was just that, and in his saner moments Saul was ...

352. Abner Goes Over to David

2 Samuel 3:6-21

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... is a Canaanite town that had apparently been absorbed into the tribe of Benjamin. We cannot be sure whether Baanah and Recab were Benjamites living in Beeroth or native Canaanites. If they were Canaanites their killing of Ish-Bosheth may have settled an old grudge, but it seems unlikely that they would be described as leaders of raiding bands if they were known to be disgruntled. The wording makes it clear that their bands fought for, not against, Ish-Bosheth. It seems more likely that their act was out ...

353. Bildad

Job 8:1-22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... tension seems particularly clear today among the young college students I teach. In a recent online discussion group on the Psalms and worship, the prevailing sentiment was that tradition stultifies the free activity of the Spirit. Only when pushed did the students grudgingly admit that there might be essential traditions of the faith passed down from the beginning that ought not to be allowed to slip away. But Bildad’s point is not only one about tradition or radical revisionism. He is also talking about ...

354. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

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Gerald H. Wilson

... has little confidence that his friends will renew their original supportive care. The matter has gone too far and they are too invested in refuting his threatening words to go back now. Realistically, Job realizes the best he can hope for is their grudging silence while he speaks. Despairing of any change on their part, he fully expects them to “mock on” when he falls silent. It is certainly interesting that from this point on the friends’ verbal attack begins to lose steam and their dialogue rapidly ...

355. Love for Enemies

Matthew 5:43-48

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Robert H. Mounce

... the law to perfection” (Knox) is taken from Israel’s relationship to non-Jewish cultures. You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” The foundation of Jewish ethics was Leviticus 19:18; “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.” It is often mentioned that nowhere in the Old Testament will you find an explicit demand to hate your enemies. In fact, some verses seem to point in quite the other direction (e.g ...

356. Treasures In Heaven

Matthew 6:19-24

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Robert H. Mounce

... carries the idea of “singleness of purpose” (Hill, p. 142). This would make the saying an expansion of “blessed are the pure in heart” (Matt. 5:8). The second option points out that the “evil eye” is a Semitic metaphor for greediness or a grudging spirit (cf. Matt. 20:15) and takes haplous as it is commonly used, to signify “generous” (cf. Rom. 12:8; James 1:5). In this case Jesus is saying that a generous spirit brings moral health and wholeness, whereas a mean spirit prevents a person ...

357. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Matthew 14:13-21

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Robert H. Mounce

... actual miracle offer various explanations. Perhaps everyone had a lunch, but no one was willing to bring it out lest he or she would have to share it with others. When they were shamed into action, we see “the miracle of the birth of love in grudging hearts” (Barclay, vol. 2, p. 103). Beare rightly calls this particular approach (which was originally suggested by H. E. G. Paulus in 1828) “banal and inept” (p. 327). Others have taken it as a sort of midrash on the story of Elisha, who fed a hundred ...

358. The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Mark 15:16-20

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Larry W. Hurtado

... , in the light of the later tendency of some Christians to emphasize Jewish responsibility for the death of Jesus, that Mark presents a mockery of Jesus by Jews and Romans, showing thereby that the Romans by no means executed Jesus grudgingly, but with cruel relish. Additional Notes 15:16 Into the palace (that is, the Praetorium): literally, “inside the court(yard), which is [the] praetorium.” There is some disagreement among scholars as to whether “praetorium” refers to the Roman fortress (Antonia ...

359. David at Gath

1 Samuel 21:10-15

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

360. David at Adullam and Mizpah

1 Samuel 22:1-5

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

361. Saul Kills the Priest of Nob

1 Samuel 22:6-23

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

362. Joab Murders Abner

2 Samuel 3:22-39

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

363. Ish-Bosheth Murdered

2 Samuel 4:1-12

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

364. Sowing Generously

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... is a prime example of giving that one decides in the heart (cf. Exod. 25:2; 35:5, 21, 22, 26, 29). Likewise, 1 Chronicles 29:16–22 speaks of a freewill offering for the temple that is given freely and joyously. Someone who gives grudgingly cannot expect a blessing from God in accordance with the wisdom principle. To establish this point, Paul gives a modified citation of Proverbs 22:8 LXX: “God blesses a cheerful and generous man.” In the previous line, this same proverb states that “he who sows ...

365. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

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Peter H. Davids

... face. God gives it, for God is a good giver; God gives generously, which means that he gives without mental reservations, that he gives simply, with a single heart. He is not looking for some hidden return from believers; he does not have mixed motives or grudging feelings. In fact, he gives not just generously but without finding fault. That is, he does not complain about the gift or its cost. He is not a “fool,” who “has many eyes instead of one. He gives little and upbraids much, he opens his mouth ...

366. Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12

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Peter H. Davids

... these more formal curses on people who do certain things are hardly the curse of anger, jealousy, or rivalry used as a weapon to separate or reject groups within the church in interparty strife, much less the casual curse of someone with a personal grudge. James points out the inconsistency of such cursing by adding, who have been made in God’s likeness. Although a saying of Jesus forbidding cursing may be his deeper emotional basis (e.g., Luke 6:28), James uses instead this theological argument to drive ...

367. The Ten Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... ’s lust (2 Sam. 11), or his vengeful rage (1 Sam. 25), in Wisdom’s portrait of murderous greed (Prov. 1:10–19), and in the penetrating law of Leviticus 19:17f., “Do not hate your brother in your heart . . . Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.” It was an authentic extension of this OT perception that led Jesus to condemn anger as the moral root of murder (Matt. 5:21f.). The Seventh Commandment 5:18 You shall not commit adultery. The ...

368. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

2 Kings 2:1-18

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... similar to Moses (cf., for example, the commentary on 1 Kgs. 19; 2 Kgs. 2), even to the extent of “dying” on the other side of the Jordan (2 Kgs. 2:7–12; Deut. 34:1–8), but he was also somewhat like Jonah (1 Kgs. 19), the grudging, disobedient servant of God. Unlike Solomon (cf. §18 above), Elijah appears “in person” in the NT, standing on the mount of transfiguration along with Moses and Jesus (Matt. 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36). The significance of this is much debated, and the ...

369. Healing of the Water

2 Kings 2:19-22

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

370. Elisha is Jeered

2 Kings 2:23-25

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

371. The Power to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... to forgive this one who had caused him so much pain. That he was finally victorious is testimony to the power of Christ’s amazing grace, for there are some wrongs that can only be righted with Divine help. For some of us the nursing of a grudge has become a deep spiritual problem. It weakens our witness to Christ’s presence in our lives. Besides the damage it does to us personally, it prevents us from being effective in our ministry to others. We need to recognize that forgiveness is a gift from God ...

372. Jesus' No-Nonsense Guide to Being Rich

Mark 10:17-31

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April Yamasaki

... text today presents us with a challenging question: What do we need to let go of? What do we need to leave behind to follow the call of Jesus in our lives? Are we to sell what we have and give the money to the poor? Is there an old grudge that you've been carrying far too long? Do you need to let go of an attitude of pride? Do you need to let go of trying to fit in with a certain group of friends that really aren't good for you anyway? Do you need to let go ...

373. The Peace of Christmas

Philippians 4:4-7

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King Duncan

... occurred to me that her name would be a suitable one for Jesus.” (6) The child who takes the anger away. Yes, that would be a good name for Jesus. In the same way that this woman as an infant brought so much love into a family that old grudges and animosities wasted away, so the Christ child brought love into human society, enough love so that if each of us lived in that love all anger and all hatred in our world would quickly drain away. Isaiah the prophet wrote, “A little child shall lead them.” It ...

374. Speaking from the Heart

Luke 6:43-45

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King Duncan

... . (3) You know how important being shamed is in the Japanese culture. In our Bible passage today, Jesus doesn’t talk about things we store in our junk drawers. Instead, he talks about the things we store up in our heart---beliefs, prejudices, attitudes, habits, grudges, emotions--but he doesn’t speak of them as junk. Instead, he speaks of them as seeds--as seeds in a garden. These seeds don’t just lie dormant in the dark, collecting dust. According to Jesus, the things we store up in our hearts ...

375. Complete Breakdown

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... I would like to divorce my husband." To this, the counselor replied, "Well, do you have any grounds?" She answered, "Why yes. We have almost an acre." The puzzled counselor asked her, "You don't understand. What I want to know is do you and your husband have a grudge?" The lady answered, "Actually, we don't, but we do have a nice carport." At this, the counselor shook his head and said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I just don't see any reason why you should divorce your husband." The lady looked at the counselor ...

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